Court Ordered Name Changes

The Office of Vital Records creates new certificates in the case of a name change.

We are one of the final steps of the process following the change being made with a court order. Please contact your county’s Clerk of District Court before reaching out to us.

Once a court order is completed, please send our office the certified court order along with the fee of $37 and a photocopy of your photo ID. Please mail this to:

            Office of Vital Records
            PO Box 4210
            Helena MT 59604

Legal action processing time for court-ordered name changes:

• 3-4 months for creating new certificates
• Currently working on orders received on 3/13/2024

Legal action applications are processed in the order they are received. Please note that we do not make exceptions to this.